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Quote: Originally Posted by sleestak Quote: Originally Posted by Declan The basic problem here as I see it, is the political side. Since the amount of people that really can make heads or tails of the data in any form are limited to a select few, realistically speaking, then all the future legislation and tax dollars going to remediate what we can of AGW, if we can. Is going to be based on the integerity of these same science guys. I am not...

Quote: Why should I make the data available to you, when your aim is to try and find something wrong with it? Indeed. The hide of the man. Imagine, a scientist trying to falsify an hypothesis by examining the data.

Quote: Originally Posted by cosmosdan If it's too much for you to imagine that some people actually give a crap about other human beings they share a community with, including their local merchants, then please, don't strain yourself thinking about it. This goes for you too Carol S Do we live in a commune, now? No. You're an idiot.

Quote: Originally Posted by Mr Smashy PS Do you give Americans any credit for their efforts to secure and clean up old Soviet nukes, mostly outside of Russia? Do we get any credit for our vast cost in treasure and lives to secure this planet, to keep whackjobs like Kim Jong Il and Beijing in check? Do we get any credit for our humanitarian response, led by the military, after earthquakes, tsunamis, etc? No. The humanitarian response that...

Quote: Originally Posted by Equipoise I don't know why she'd even want to be president at the point. She'd be much more restricted in the money she earns and what she can do or say. I think she must have eyed the cushy gigs Limbaugh and Beck have, being able to say the most outrageous things without account, being adored by morons who believe everything you say, and making bucketloads of money because of it. Why would she give...

Quote: Originally Posted by LurkMeister Well, guess what, Pit Master. Some of us really don't give a flying fuck at a rolling doughnut what you think of us. You know, that actually gives me a good idea. Maybe some of you could take a flight of stairs if we started you off with some light jogging by rolling doughnuts.

Quote: Originally Posted by Bookkeeper Sorry, misread the Wikipedia article a bit - it actually says " Horiuchi fired a second bullet, which passed through Vicki Weaver's head, killing her, and wounded Harris in the chest. Vicki Weaver was standing behind the door through which Harris was entering the house ". I frequently read comments that the agents "shot Weaver's unarmed wife" as if was a...

Quote: Originally Posted by carnivorousplant I've been wondering about that. Does he come from East or West Germany? Is he so young, or I so old that it doesn't matter? When did the "Guilt" thing stop? Well, the Germans used to have a population that was well acquainted with the emotion of guilt. Then they killed them all.

Quote: Originally Posted by Martini Enfield It's the same in Australia- the price tag is an "invitation to treat" (ie, an invitation for the customer to offer the amount on the tag to the shopkeeper) at which point the shopkeeper can accept or reject the offer. It sounds complicated but it makes sense in a wider sense of contracts. 95% of the time when there's an incorrect price tag, the store will sell the item at...